A quality AVN need to have a good story, but sometimes there can exist bad stories or not necessary bad just non existent with hot scenes because of build up or the kink they explore, or just for the context of the scene. (For example Inn My Wife very short RPGM, or Holidays with daddy very...
I think the point should be, the story doesnt need to be good, the context and build up are enough to make a hot scene, for example in Incest that in the game is a relative is enough context for be hot enough if you like incest, same with NTR if you like cheating just the act of cheating is...
I never used Itch.io platform, but about overrated games there is a lot of them, the worst one maybe harem hotel, is sad cuz it was the first adult game i played and when i played for first time (2019) it was a very active dev, then pale carnation, being a dik, a wife and a mother, i think they...